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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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